Debate: why grippers struggle to pick a pen off the floor
jonstephens85 · x · 2026-10-15
jonstephens85 presses on whether VLAs like Pi-0.5 should automatically recognize a pen without heavy post-training. Darpinian previously noted the task barely needs visual perception and typical grippers are much worse than human hands at picking small objects off flat surfaces.
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